Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Waterway Turmoil (I)
Shi River, the ancient name of Zi Shui, was originally just a stream, after being continuously expanded, the Northern and Southern Dynasties period officially named Shi River, its birthplace from the leek slope, is one of the main tributaries of the Huai River, Sui and Tang dynasties, although the Shi River is a famous landscape in Xinyang, but not the main Cao Canal Road, until the hands of Taizong of this Dynasty, it was gradually dredged with the trunk road of other river basins, and became the Cao Yun hub of Xinyang. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
In the same way, the faster the economic development of Xinyang, the more prosperous the river will be, and the two are like twin brothers, interdependent, especially with the Xinyang Maojian being selected as the tribute tea, the sail shadow of the Shihe wharf is shuttling day and night.
After Xiao Nan's tea seedlings were carried onto the ship, he bid farewell to the owner of Ouyang Zhuang and jumped on the passenger ship with Song Nuo, and the two entourages sent by Luyangzhuang also followed them on the boat, this boat is a common medium-sized passenger ship in the dynasty, the hull is more than 50 meters long, about 20 meters wide, 3.5 meters deep, divided into two layers, half of which carry passengers, half carry cargo.
Xiao Nan's goods are just emerging seedlings, transportation needs to be very careful, each bag of packaging is placed in some moist soil, the roots of the seedlings are protected, the transportation of this kind of goods is more troublesome, since it can not be placed in a completely closed cargo hold, and it can not be exposed to the sun and rain, but the Cao brothers have been running on the waterway for many years, and they are very experienced in dealing with this kind of thing, and soon helped them find a cabin at the stern that can be ventilated and will not be drenched.
After settling the goods, because there are people coming and going on the deck, there are both moving goods and getting on the ship, quite a little messy, the two women are not good to stay on the deck longer, so they went directly back to their cabins, Cao Laosan arranged for them to be one of the few luxury cabins on the ship, the cabin area is about 20 square meters, there is a delicate small window in the direction of the river, which is placed two small wooden beds about 1.8 meters long and 90 centimeters wide, each with a small table in front of the bed, and a few seasonal fruits are placed on the table.
For an ordinary passenger ship, this kind of furnishing configuration is definitely a luxury standard, and the two entourages sent by Luyangzhuang live in the ordinary cabin of another five-person room next to them, but at this time the ship did not open, they were afraid that the goods in the cargo hold would be damaged and lost, so they stayed in the cargo hold and did not return to the cabin.
About a pillar of incense time, the guests were full, the high sail was raised, the hull of the boat shook for a while, and slowly left the dock.
It's a pity that her excitement didn't last long, less than half an hour, she retreated to her bunk with a pale face, she felt that the cavity was rolling endlessly, very uncomfortable, obviously, this girl was seasick, she had only sat on a small wooden boat on the river before, the kind of small wooden boat by a person to paddle, swinging on the water, the breeze was gentle, comfortable and tight, and now this kind of passenger boat with high sails and long poles is two different things.
Xiao Nan didn't have a good way to do this, seasickness is a pain that almost all first-time people will experience, the only thing she can do is to let her lie down, and gently pat several key acupuncture points on her body with her hands to relieve her discomfort.
Although the shipbuilding technology at this time was much more developed than that of the previous dynasty, and the speed was also improved, but in view of the fact that the core of the branch has not changed, the speed of this kind of ship is still only about 15 miles per hour.
Running 24 hours a day, about 360 miles can be walked, from the Shihe River waterway to the White River in Song County, and can not go directly, you need to enter the Huai River first, and then transfer to the Bai River through the Huai River, the whole process has a total of more than 900 miles of waterway, more than 100 miles farther than the land route, if the whole process is smooth, there are no twists and turns and delays, three days can arrive at Song County.
"Auntie, why don't you get seasick?" After getting on the boat for more than an hour, Song Nuo couldn't help but rush to the window to vomit and vomit, and when she turned back to the bed after vomiting, she couldn't help but ask with a white face when she saw Xiao Nan's calm face.
"I don't know, maybe it's natural." Xiao Nan shrugged her shoulders, it is strange to say, although she had a lot of experience in riding a boat in her previous life, she didn't seem to have been on a boat in this life, and seasickness is a pure physiology, and it has nothing to do with the soul, but her body is not seasick at all, I can't say it, I can only explain it by being born with a natural talent, maybe the physiological structure is different from ordinary people.
"Hmph." Song Nuo was so angry that she snorted a few times, but she was dizzy at this time, her limbs were weak, and she had no strength to quarrel with Xiao Nan, so she could only lie on the bed and hum.
"Save some effort, sleep a little more, and you'll be more comfortable when you fall asleep." In the end, Xiao Nan couldn't look at it, let her lie flat on the bed, sat next to her, and helped her relax her muscles, and the dizzy Song girl who had been tossed finally fell asleep slowly.
It's much better to fall asleep, but it's a pity that when I woke up, I was still very uncomfortable, because my stomach has been turning over the river and the sea, and I have always believed that the people take food as the sky, and I can't skip a meal.
The next morning, I got up and drank a bowl of porridge, and ate an egg cake and a few fruits, this girl immediately came back to life with full blood, at this time the boat had already gone out of the Shihe River and entered the waters of the Huai River.
The two women hit it off and came to the deck, the weather in March, the spring breeze is warm, the lakes and mountains on both sides of the river, the scenery is extremely moving, especially when they came out in the early morning, the orange-orange morning light is quietly sprinkled on the river, as if everything around is crossed by a layer of Pupu's golden light, it is in the prime of life, and the bright Song Nuo stands on the deck, and suddenly becomes a scenery that people can't take their eyes off.
"Senior sister, I think it's better for us to go in." Xiao Nan quietly looked at Song Nuo, who was bathed in the soft morning light and was as beautiful as a fairy who came out of a painting, and couldn't help but make a joke.
"Why? The scenery here is so good, why do we have to go in when we just came out? Song Nuo looked puzzled, at this time, most of the guests on the ship were eating breakfast, and there were not many people on the deck, so the whispering of the two women did not attract anyone's attention.
"The leaves are pale, and the white dew is frost. I dream of Yiren, on the other side of the boat, ......" Xiao Nan was about to reply, but he didn't want another strange man's voice to suddenly interject. (To be continued.) )